Open AccessWilms′ tumour in African children: Can an institutional approach improve outcome?
Author(s) -
Lofty-John Chukwuemeka Anyanwu,
Akinfenwa Taoheed Atanda,
Jareenat Oladoyin Atanda
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.150926
Subject(s) - medicine , unavailability , wilms' tumor , outcome (game theory) , wilms tumour , pediatrics , survival rate , intensive care medicine , mathematics , mathematical economics , engineering , reliability engineering
The poor outcome for patients with Wilms' tumour (WT) in developing countries has been predicated on late presentation, poverty and low rate of chemotherapeutic access. This study aims to evaluate the effects of an institutionalised approach to improving outcome for patients managed in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.